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  1. Article ; Online: Calcium carbonate precipitating extremophilic bacteria in an Alpine ice cave.

    Lange-Enyedi, Nóra Tünde / Németh, Péter / Borsodi, Andrea K / Spötl, Christoph / Makk, Judit

    Scientific reports

    2024  Volume 14, Issue 1, Page(s) 2710

    Abstract: Extensive research has provided a wealth of data on prokaryotes in caves and their role in biogeochemical cycles. Ice caves in carbonate rocks, however, remain enigmatic environments with limited knowledge of their microbial taxonomic composition. In ... ...

    Abstract Extensive research has provided a wealth of data on prokaryotes in caves and their role in biogeochemical cycles. Ice caves in carbonate rocks, however, remain enigmatic environments with limited knowledge of their microbial taxonomic composition. In this study, bacterial and archaeal communities of the Obstans Ice Cave (Carnic Alps, Southern Austria) were analyzed by next-generation amplicon sequencing and by cultivation of bacterial strains at 10 °C and studying their metabolism. The most abundant bacterial taxa were uncultured Burkholderiaceae and Brevundimonas spp. in the drip water, Flavobacterium, Alkanindiges and Polaromonas spp. in the ice, Pseudonocardia, Blastocatella spp., uncultured Pyrinomonadaceae and Sphingomonadaceae in carbonate precipitates, and uncultured Gemmatimonadaceae and Longimicrobiaceae in clastic cave sediments. These taxa are psychrotolerant/psychrophilic and chemoorganotrophic bacteria. On a medium with Mg
    MeSH term(s) Archaea/classification ; Bacteria/classification ; Calcium Carbonate/metabolism ; Ice ; Phylogeny ; Extremophiles/classification
    Chemical Substances Calcium Carbonate (H0G9379FGK) ; Ice
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-01
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-024-53131-y
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  2. Article ; Online: Negative Influence by the Force: Mechanically Induced Hyperpolarization via K

    Lengyel, Miklós / Enyedi, Péter / Czirják, Gábor

    International journal of molecular sciences

    2021  Volume 22, Issue 16

    Abstract: The two-pore domain ... ...

    Abstract The two-pore domain K
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Cell Membrane/metabolism ; Humans ; Lipid Bilayers/metabolism ; Membrane Potentials/physiology ; Physical Phenomena ; Potassium Channels, Tandem Pore Domain/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Lipid Bilayers ; Potassium Channels, Tandem Pore Domain
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-08-23
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2019364-6
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    ISSN (online) 1422-0067
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    DOI 10.3390/ijms22169062
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  3. Article ; Online: Rare diseases caused by abnormal calcium sensing and signalling.

    Tőke, Judit / Czirják, Gábor / Enyedi, Péter / Tóth, Miklós

    Endocrine

    2021  Volume 71, Issue 3, Page(s) 611–617

    Abstract: The calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) provides the major mechanism for the detection of extracellular calcium concentration in several cell types, via the induction of G-protein-coupled signalling. Accordingly, CaSR plays a pivotal role in calcium ... ...

    Abstract The calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) provides the major mechanism for the detection of extracellular calcium concentration in several cell types, via the induction of G-protein-coupled signalling. Accordingly, CaSR plays a pivotal role in calcium homeostasis, and the CaSR gene defects are related to diseases characterized by serum calcium level changes. Activating mutations of the CaSR gene cause enhanced sensitivity to extracellular calcium concentration resulting in autosomal dominant hypocalcemia or Bartter-syndrome type V. Inactivating CaSR gene mutations lead to resistance to extracellular calcium. In these cases, familial hypocalciuric hypercalcaemia (FHH1) or neonatal severe hyperparathyroidism (NSHPT) can develop. FHH2 and FHH3 are associated with mutations of genes of partner proteins of calcium signal transduction. The common polymorphisms of the CaSR gene have been reported not to affect the calcium homeostasis itself; however, they may be associated with the increased risk of malignancies.
    MeSH term(s) Calcium ; Humans ; Hypercalcemia/genetics ; Hypocalcemia/genetics ; Infant, Newborn ; Mutation ; Rare Diseases ; Receptors, Calcium-Sensing/genetics
    Chemical Substances Receptors, Calcium-Sensing ; Calcium (SY7Q814VUP)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-02
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1194484-5
    ISSN 1559-0100 ; 1355-008X ; 0969-711X
    ISSN (online) 1559-0100
    ISSN 1355-008X ; 0969-711X
    DOI 10.1007/s12020-021-02620-5
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  4. Article ; Online: Negative Influence by the Force

    Miklós Lengyel / Péter Enyedi / Gábor Czirják

    International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 22, Iss 9062, p

    Mechanically Induced Hyperpolarization via K 2P Background Potassium Channels

    2021  Volume 9062

    Abstract: The two-pore domain K 2P subunits form background (leak) potassium channels, which are characterized by constitutive, although not necessarily constant activity, at all membrane potential values. Among the fifteen pore-forming K 2P subunits encoded by ... ...

    Abstract The two-pore domain K 2P subunits form background (leak) potassium channels, which are characterized by constitutive, although not necessarily constant activity, at all membrane potential values. Among the fifteen pore-forming K 2P subunits encoded by the KCNK genes, the three members of the TREK subfamily, TREK-1, TREK-2, and TRAAK are mechanosensitive ion channels. Mechanically induced opening of these channels generally results in outward K + current under physiological conditions, with consequent hyperpolarization and inhibition of membrane potential-dependent cellular functions. In the past decade, great advances have been made in the investigation of the molecular determinants of mechanosensation, and members of the TREK subfamily have emerged among the best-understood examples of mammalian ion channels directly influenced by the tension of the phospholipid bilayer. In parallel, the crucial contribution of mechano-gated TREK channels to the regulation of membrane potential in several cell types has been reported. In this review, we summarize the general principles underlying the mechanical activation of K 2P channels, and focus on the physiological roles of mechanically induced hyperpolarization.
    Keywords mechanosensitive ; potassium channel ; membrane tension ; stretch ; KCNK2 ; KCNK4 ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5 ; Chemistry ; QD1-999
    Subject code 572
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
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  5. Article ; Online: Get reliable laboratory findings - how to recognize the deceptive effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor therapy in the laboratory diagnostics of sarcoidosis?

    Szabó, Attila Ádám / Enyedi, Enikő Edit / Altorjay, István Tibor / Hajnal, Péter / Pintér, Tamás Bence / Mányiné, Ivetta Siket / Váradi, Csongor / Bányai, Emese / Tóth, Attila / Papp, Zoltán / Fagyas, Miklós

    Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

    2024  

    Abstract: Objectives: Serum angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) is the only biomarker routinely used in the laboratory diagnostics of sarcoidosis, and ACE inhibitor (ACEi) drugs are among the most prescribed drugs worldwide. Taking ACEi can mislead medical teams ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: Serum angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) is the only biomarker routinely used in the laboratory diagnostics of sarcoidosis, and ACE inhibitor (ACEi) drugs are among the most prescribed drugs worldwide. Taking ACEi can mislead medical teams by lowering ACE activity, delaying diagnosis and giving a false impression of disease activity of sarcoidosis. We aimed to develop a simple method to detect the presence of ACEi drugs in samples, to investigate the ACEi medication-caused interference and consequences in a retrospective study.
    Methods: ACE activity and the level of ACE inhibition were determined for 1823 patients with suspected sarcoidosis. These values were compared with the therapeutic information at the first and follow-up visits.
    Results: A total of 302 patients had biochemical evidence of an ACEi drug effect during diagnostic ACE activity testing. In their case, ACE activity was significantly lower (median(IQR): 4.41 U/L(2.93-6.72)) than in patients not taking ACEi (11.32 U/L(8.79-13.92), p<0.01). In 62 sarcoidosis patients, the ACEi reduced ACE activity to the reference range or below. Only in 40 % of the cases was the medication list recorded in the outpatient chart and only in 3 cases was low ACE activity associated with ACEi use. 67 % of the repeated ACE activity measurements were also performed during ACEi therapy.
    Conclusions: Our study revealed that the use of ACEi is common in patients with suspected sarcoidosis. The ACE activity lowering effect of ACEi drugs may escape the attention of medical teams which can lead to diagnostic errors and unnecessary tests. Nevertheless, these pitfalls can be avoided by using a method suggested by our team.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-12
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1418007-8
    ISSN 1437-4331 ; 1434-6621 ; 1437-8523
    ISSN (online) 1437-4331
    ISSN 1434-6621 ; 1437-8523
    DOI 10.1515/cclm-2023-1288
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  6. Article ; Online: TRESK (K2P18.1) Background Potassium Channel Is Activated by Novel-Type Protein Kinase C via Dephosphorylation.

    Pergel, Enikő / Lengyel, Miklós / Enyedi, Péter / Czirják, Gábor

    Molecular pharmacology

    2019  Volume 95, Issue 6, Page(s) 661–672

    Abstract: TRESK (K2P18.1) background ... ...

    Abstract TRESK (K2P18.1) background K
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Animals, Genetically Modified ; Calcineurin/metabolism ; Humans ; Mutation ; Phosphorylation ; Potassium Channels/genetics ; Potassium Channels/metabolism ; Protein Kinase C/metabolism ; Serine/metabolism ; Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate/pharmacology ; Xenopus laevis/genetics ; Xenopus laevis/growth & development
    Chemical Substances KCNK18 protein, human ; Potassium Channels ; Serine (452VLY9402) ; Protein Kinase C (EC 2.7.11.13) ; Calcineurin (EC 3.1.3.16) ; Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate (NI40JAQ945)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-04-16
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 124034-1
    ISSN 1521-0111 ; 0026-895X
    ISSN (online) 1521-0111
    ISSN 0026-895X
    DOI 10.1124/mol.119.116269
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  7. Article ; Online: TRESK and TREK-2 two-pore-domain potassium channel subunits form functional heterodimers in primary somatosensory neurons.

    Lengyel, Miklós / Czirják, Gábor / Jacobson, David A / Enyedi, Péter

    The Journal of biological chemistry

    2020  Volume 295, Issue 35, Page(s) 12408–12425

    Abstract: Two-pore-domain potassium channels ( ... ...

    Abstract Two-pore-domain potassium channels (K
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; HEK293 Cells ; Humans ; Ion Transport ; Mice ; Neurons/cytology ; Neurons/metabolism ; Potassium/metabolism ; Potassium Channels/genetics ; Potassium Channels/metabolism ; Potassium Channels, Tandem Pore Domain/genetics ; Potassium Channels, Tandem Pore Domain/metabolism ; Protein Multimerization ; Somatosensory Cortex/cytology ; Somatosensory Cortex/metabolism ; Xenopus laevis
    Chemical Substances Kcnk10 protein, mouse ; Potassium Channels ; Potassium Channels, Tandem Pore Domain ; Trik protein, mouse ; Potassium (RWP5GA015D)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-07-07
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2997-x
    ISSN 1083-351X ; 0021-9258
    ISSN (online) 1083-351X
    ISSN 0021-9258
    DOI 10.1074/jbc.RA120.014125
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  8. Article ; Online: NGR-Based Radiopharmaceuticals for Angiogenesis Imaging: A Preclinical Review.

    Trencsényi, György / Enyedi, Kata Nóra / Mező, Gábor / Halmos, Gábor / Képes, Zita

    International journal of molecular sciences

    2023  Volume 24, Issue 16

    Abstract: ... several positron emission tomography (PET) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) radioisotopes have been applied ...

    Abstract Angiogenesis plays a crucial role in tumour progression and metastatic spread; therefore, the development of specific vectors targeting angiogenesis has attracted the attention of several researchers. Since angiogenesis-associated aminopeptidase N (APN/CD13) is highly expressed on the surface of activated endothelial cells of new blood vessels and a wide range of tumour cells, it holds great promise for imaging and therapy in the field of cancer medicine. The selective binding capability of asparagine-glycine-arginine (NGR) motif containing molecules to APN/CD13 makes radiolabelled NGR peptides promising radiopharmaceuticals for the non-invasive, real-time imaging of APN/CD13 overexpressing malignancies at the molecular level. Preclinical small animal model systems are major keystones for the evaluation of the in vivo imaging behaviour of radiolabelled NGR derivatives. Based on existing literature data, several positron emission tomography (PET) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) radioisotopes have been applied so far for the labelling of tumour vasculature homing NGR sequences such as Gallium-68 (
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Radiopharmaceuticals ; Endothelial Cells ; CD13 Antigens ; Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena ; Disease Models, Animal
    Chemical Substances Radiopharmaceuticals ; CD13 Antigens (EC 3.4.11.2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-11
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2019364-6
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    ISSN (online) 1422-0067
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    DOI 10.3390/ijms241612675
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  9. Article ; Online: Revisiting the Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium (BKCa) Channels in the Pulmonary Circulation.

    Guntur, Divya / Olschewski, Horst / Enyedi, Péter / Csáki, Réka / Olschewski, Andrea / Nagaraj, Chandran

    Biomolecules

    2021  Volume 11, Issue 11

    Abstract: Potassium ion concentrations, controlled by ion pumps and potassium channels, predominantly govern a cell's membrane potential and the tone in the vessels. Calcium-activated potassium channels respond to two different stimuli-changes in voltage and/or ... ...

    Abstract Potassium ion concentrations, controlled by ion pumps and potassium channels, predominantly govern a cell's membrane potential and the tone in the vessels. Calcium-activated potassium channels respond to two different stimuli-changes in voltage and/or changes in intracellular free calcium. Large conductance calcium-activated potassium (BKCa) channels assemble from pore forming and various modulatory and auxiliary subunits. They are of vital significance due to their very high unitary conductance and hence their ability to rapidly cause extreme changes in the membrane potential. The pathophysiology of lung diseases in general and pulmonary hypertension, in particular, show the implication of either decreased expression and partial inactivation of BKCa channel and its subunits or mutations in the genes encoding different subunits of the channel. Signaling molecules, circulating humoral molecules, vasorelaxant agents, etc., have an influence on the open probability of the channel in pulmonary arterial vascular cells. BKCa channel is a possible therapeutic target, aimed to cause vasodilation in constricted or chronically stiffened vessels, as shown in various animal models. This review is a comprehensive collation of studies on BKCa channels in the pulmonary circulation under hypoxia (hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction; HPV), lung pathology, and fetal to neonatal transition, emphasising pharmacological interventions as viable therapeutic options.
    MeSH term(s) Calcium ; Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels ; Pulmonary Circulation
    Chemical Substances Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels ; Calcium (SY7Q814VUP)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-11-03
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2701262-1
    ISSN 2218-273X ; 2218-273X
    ISSN (online) 2218-273X
    ISSN 2218-273X
    DOI 10.3390/biom11111629
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  10. Article ; Online: TRESK background potassium channel modifies the TRPV1-mediated nociceptor excitability in sensory neurons.

    Lengyel, Miklós / Hajdu, Dominika / Dobolyi, Alice / Rosta, Judit / Czirják, Gábor / Dux, Mária / Enyedi, Péter

    Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache

    2021  Volume 41, Issue 7, Page(s) 827–838

    Abstract: Background: TWIK-related spinal cord potassium channel (TRESK) background potassium channels have a key role in controlling resting membrane potential and excitability of sensory neurons. A frameshift mutation leading to complete loss of TRESK function ... ...

    Abstract Background: TWIK-related spinal cord potassium channel (TRESK) background potassium channels have a key role in controlling resting membrane potential and excitability of sensory neurons. A frameshift mutation leading to complete loss of TRESK function has been identified in members of a family suffering from migraine with aura. In the present study, we examined the role of TRESK channels on nociceptor function in mice.
    Methods: Calcium imaging was used to investigate the role of TRESK channels in the modulation of the response evoked by transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) receptor stimulation in dorsal root ganglion neurons. Release of calcitonin gene-related peptide from trigeminal afferents and changes in meningeal blood flow were also measured. Experiments were performed on wild-type and TRESK knockout animals.
    Results: Inhibition of TRESK increased the TRPV1-mediated calcium signal in dorsal root ganglion neurons and potentiated capsaicin-induced increases in calcitonin gene-related peptide release and meningeal blood flow. Activation of TRESK decreased the capsaicin sensitivity of sensory neurons, leading to an attenuation of capsaicin-induced increase in meningeal blood flow. In TRESK knockout animals, TRPV1-mediated nociceptive reactions were unaffected by pretreatment with TRESK modulators.
    Conclusions: Pharmacological manipulation of TRESK channels influences the TRPV1-mediated functions of nociceptors. Altered TRESK function might contribute to trigeminal nociceptor sensitization in migraine patients.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide/metabolism ; Capsaicin ; Humans ; Mice ; Migraine Disorders ; Nociceptors/metabolism ; Potassium Channels ; Potassium Channels, Tandem Pore Domain ; Sensory Receptor Cells/metabolism ; TRPV Cation Channels/genetics
    Chemical Substances KCNK18 protein, human ; Potassium Channels ; Potassium Channels, Tandem Pore Domain ; TRPV Cation Channels ; TRPV1 protein, human ; Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide (JHB2QIZ69Z) ; Capsaicin (S07O44R1ZM)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-01
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 604567-4
    ISSN 1468-2982 ; 0333-1024
    ISSN (online) 1468-2982
    ISSN 0333-1024
    DOI 10.1177/0333102421989261
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